BRAZIL

Training of human resources through skills in the training schools of Ceará

The objective of the project was to promote the exchange of knowledge between Brazil and Canada regarding the training and management of human resources in the health sector. This collaboration aimed to strengthen the skills of state and municipal staff to support the national policy of decentralization and continuous education of the Brazilian Single Health System (SUS).

Vocational Training and Institutional Support Program in the Northeast Region of Brazil

The project aimed to ensure the management and monitoring of the vocational training program and institutional strengthening for the development of human resources in the Northeast region of Brazil. The program had three components: industrial chemistry and instrumentation (processes and controls), agri-food technologies and training in the wood and furniture sector.

A toy library for you

In partnership with the Secretariat of the World Organization for Preschool Education (OMEP), CIDE has carried out projects in the Latin American region aimed at extending a community formula of toy libraries in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Colombia, Panama, Brazil, Mexico and Honduras while combining Canadian expertise on games, the classification of games and toys as well as the integration of recycled materials into objects of play.